By Associate Professor Sradha Srinivasa Kotwal

Journal articles

Ketema DB; Buizen L; Wallace H; Ha JTK; Neuen BL; Sasaki T; Jardine M; Kotwal SS; Kosugi T; Ronksley PE; Woodward M; Jun M, 2025, 'Incidence of CKD in Australian Primary Care: Analysis of a National Primary Care Dataset', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.2025fcqchx75

Ha J; Buizen L; Wallace H; Ketema D; Sasaki T; Arnott C; Badve S; Costa J; Falster M; Gallagher M; Milder T; Pearson S; Kotwal S; Ronksley P; Woodward M; Neuen B; Jun M, 2025, 'Prevalence, Overlap, and Treatment of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Conditions in Australian Primary Care: Estimates From a National General Practice Dataset', Heart Lung and Circulation, 34, pp. s529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.676

Sasaki T; Buizen L; Harris K; Badve S; Chalmers JP; Gallagher MP; Ha JTK; Jardine M; Ketema DB; Kotwal SS; Neuen BL; Ronksley PE; Wallace H; Yokoo T; Woodward M; Jun M, 2025, 'Variability in eGFR and Adverse Kidney Outcomes in Routine Clinical Practice', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.2025wn84xd9r

Ketema D; Joshi R; Kotwal S; Hailu W; Gallager M; Jun M, 2025, 'WCN25-1537 ASSESSING THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN ETHIOPIA USING A POPULATION-BASED NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE DATA SOURCE', Kidney International Reports, 10, pp. S287 - S287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.534

Kotwal S; Jeyaruban A; Bose B; Lee V; Jardine M; MALLAWARCHCHI A; Ritchie A; Wong M-G; Makris A; Badve S; Siriwardana A; Yong K; Perkovic V, 2025, 'WCN25-1567 Glomerular disease registry and Biobank (GRIT)– design and baseline results', Kidney International Reports, 10, pp. s196 - s197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.382

Kotwal S; Perkovic V; Jardine M; Vart P; Wheeler D; de Boer I; Zhang H; Hou FF; Sugawara Y; De Nicola L; Gorriz J; Heerspink H, 2025, 'WCN25-1572 DESIGN AND BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GLOBAL KIDNEY PATIENT TRIALS NETWORK', Kidney International Reports, 10, pp. S287 - S288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.535

Kotwal SS; Perkovic V; Jardine MJ; Kim D; Shah NA; Lin E; Coggan S; Billot L; Vart P; Wheeler DC; De Boer IH; Zhang H; Hou FF; Sugawara Y; Marion J; Lewis RJ; Berry LR; McGlothlin A; Jha V; De Nicola L; Gorriz JL; Heerspink HJL, 2024, 'The Global Kidney Patient Trials Network and the CAPTIVATE Platform Clinical Trial Design: A Trial Protocol', JAMA Network Open, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49998

O'Hara DV; Bassi A; Wilcox A; Jha V; Rathore V; D'Cruz S; Snelling TL; Jones M; Totterdell J; Bangi A; Jain MK; Pollock C; Burrell L; Fox G; Jones C; Kotwal S; Omar SFS; Jardine M, 2024, 'Combination of the chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2) antagonist DMX-200 and candesartan for COVID-19: a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081790

Kotwal SS; Dip G; Perkovic V, 2024, 'Kidney Disease as a Cardiovascular Disease Priority', Circulation, 150, pp. 975 - 977, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.068242

Lazarus B; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Gray NA; Coggan S; Talaulikar G; Polkinghorne KR, 2024, 'Replacement Strategies for Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters with Complications: A Nationwide Cohort Study', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 19, pp. 1148 - 1158, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.0000000000000495

Tangri N; Ferguson TW; Bamforth RJ; Leon SJ; Arnott C; Mahaffey KW; Kotwal S; Heerspink HJL; Perkovic V; Fletcher RA; Neuen BL, 2024, 'Machine learning for prediction of chronic kidney disease progression: Validation of the Klinrisk model in the CANVAS Program and CREDENCE trial', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 26, pp. 3371 - 3380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.15678

Catiwa J; Gallagher M; Talbot B; Kerr PG; Semple DJ; Roberts MA; Polkinghorne KR; Gray NA; Talaulikar G; Cass A; Kotwal S; Tombocon O; Walker R; Wilson S; Balakrishnan SK; Fernandes D; Kulkarni H; Light C; Ryan J; Marsh E; Wei J; Lleva V; Mwangi L; Mount P; Ross-Smith M; Veenendaal M; Smith V; Somerville C; Davidson-West S; Grainer N; Green S; Mantha M; Thiessen K; Winsbury A; Yao I; Neville E; Marquez K; Razavian M; Tienstra L; Stewart G; Chan C; McLean P; McMahon L; Roberts M; Chang M; Chiam A; Wright D; O'Brien O; Swaminathan R; Wimalasena S; Puttagunta H; Barbara J; Luke A; Pummeroy M; Torpey K; Nicholls G; Swinbank A; Titus T; Bell J; Johnson D; Choi P; Chu G; Garvey L; Gillies A; Chow J; De Guzman I; Gando J; Wong J; Nguyen R; Cherian R; Gillard R; James R; Burke M; Glancy L; Lewis S; Baer R; Wade S; Lin D; Ngwenya F; Narayanankutty A; Fitt K; Seneviratne M; Komala M; McCourt J; Lawlor C; Kelleher M; Coburn A; Guo S; Sudak J; Leary D; Anderson J; Han T; Titmarsh T; Adam E; Hockley B; Latte J; Matthew Y; McDonald S, 2024, 'Clinical Adjudication of Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Findings from the REDUCCTION Trial', Kidney360, 5, pp. 550 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000000000000389

Lazarus B; Polkinghorne KR; Gallagher M; Coggan S; Gray NA; Talaulikar G; Kotwal S, 2024, 'Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter Tip Design and Risk of Catheter Dysfunction: An Australian Nationwide Cohort Study', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 83, pp. 445 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.09.021

Kim D; Perkovic V; Kotwal S, 2024, 'Barriers to Care: New Medications and CKD', Kidney International Reports, 9, pp. 504 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.12.012

Neuen BL; Jun M; Wick J; Kotwal S; Badve SV; Jardine MJ; Gallagher M; Chalmers J; Nallaiah K; Perkovic V; Peiris D; Rodgers A; Woodward M; Ronksley PE, 2024, 'Estimating the population-level impacts of improved uptake of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional observational study using routinely collected Australian primary care data', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100988

Jun M; Wick J; Neuen BL; Kotwal S; Badve SV; Woodward M; Chalmers J; Peiris D; Rodgers A; Nallaiah K; Jardine MJ; Perkovic V; Gallagher M; Ronksley PE, 2024, 'The Prevalence of CKD in Australian Primary Care: Analysis of a National General Practice Dataset', Kidney International Reports, 9, pp. 312 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.11.022

Kotwal S; Perkovic E; Perkovic V, 2024, 'Combination therapy with kidney protective therapies: Optimizing the benefits?', Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 33, pp. 136 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MNH.0000000000000929

Ketema DB; Wallace H; Neuen BL; Kotwal SS; Ronksley PE; Badve S; Perkovic V; Gallagher MP; Joshi R; Jun M, 2024, 'Assessing the Quality of Care for People with CKD: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis', JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2024bzcfkb63

Siriwardana A; Jardine M; Perkovic V; Jun M; Kotwal SS; Arnott CG; Neuen BL, 2024, 'Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Safety Outcomes with Canagliflozin in Older Adults: A Pooled Secondary Analysis of the CANVAS Program and CREDENCE Trial', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 35, pp. 10.1681/asn.2024e59ygyz9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.2024e59ygyz9

Catiwa J; Gallagher MP; Jan S; Polkinghorne K; Gray NA; Higgins K; Kotwal SS, 2024, 'National Estimates of Direct Health Care Costs Associated with Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection among Hospitalized Hemodialysis Patients in Australia', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 35, pp. 10.1681/asn.20246pgrza9p, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20246pgrza9p

Yeung EK; Ferguson TW; Tangri N; Vaduganathan M; Arnott CG; Jun M; Kotwal SS; Jardine M; Perkovic V; Heerspink HJL; Neuen BL, 2024, 'Risk-Based Implementation of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Insights from the CANVAS Program and CREDENCE Trial', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 35, pp. 10.1681/asn.2024k6fn2ax5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.2024k6fn2ax5

Wallace H; Wick J; Ketema DB; Neuen BL; Jardine M; Lin J; Nelson CL; Pearson S; Peiris D; Woodward M; Ronksley PE; Gallagher MP; Kotwal SS; Jun M, 2024, 'Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors and Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists in Australian Primary Care Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Stratified by CKD Status', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 35, pp. 10.1681/asn.2024f7q40fk1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.2024f7q40fk1

Noronha IL; Barratt J; Górriz JL; Kotwal S; Lim SK; Beckett V; Camargo M; Mottl AK; Heerspink HJL, 2024, 'WCN24-1868 ASSIST: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CROSSOVER TRIAL OF ATRASENTAN IN PATIENTS WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY (IGAN) ON SGLT2I', Kidney International Reports, 9, pp. s178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.364

Lazarus B; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Gray NA; Coggan S; Rogers K; Talaulikar G; Polkinghorne KR, 2023, 'Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention on the Incidence of Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction in a National Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial', Kidney International Reports, 8, pp. 1941 - 1950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.07.013

Lazarus B; Bongetti E; Ling J; Gallagher M; Kotwal S; Polkinghorne KR, 2023, 'Multifaceted Quality Improvement Interventions to Prevent Hemodialysis Catheter–Related Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 82, pp. 429 - 442.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.02.006

Li L; Baker J; Rathnayake K; Kotwal S; Westbrook JI; Day R; Endre Z, 2023, 'Medication use and hospital-acquired acute kidney injury: an electronic health record-based study', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 1625 - 1633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15938

Heerspink HL; Barratt J; Teruel JLG; Kotwal S; Lim SK; Noronha IL; Beckett V; Camargo M; Jones-Burton C; King A; Mottl AK, 2023, '#4341 ASSIST STUDY DESIGN: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, CROSSOVER STUDY OF ATRASENTAN IN PATIENTS WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY (IGAN) ON SGLT2I', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 38, pp. gfad063c_4341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfad063c_4341

Heerspink HJL; Radhakrishnan J; Alpers CE; Barratt J; Bieler S; Diva U; Inrig J; Komers R; Mercer A; Noronha IL; Rheault MN; Rote W; Rovin B; Trachtman H; Trimarchi H; Wong MG; Perkovic V; Alarmartine E; Chae DW; Del Vecchio L; Floege J; Hwang SJ; Jelakovic B; Maes B; Malecki R; Miglinas M; Nolasco FEB; Praga M; Rabindranath K; Rosenberg M; Tang SCW; Tesar V; Bose B; Gangadharan M; McDonald S; Peh C; Jahan S; Yeap C; Clayton P; Irish G; Thyagarajan N; Hollett P; Krishnasamy R; Carroll R; Jesudason S; Crail S; Coates T; Waugh J; Noble E; Mahadevan K; Campbell V; Salehi T; Lim W; Boudville N; Chakera A; Chan D; Krishnan A; Eqbal Y; Gillies A; Vilayur E; Maung Myint TM; Gray N; Cheetham M; Pollock C; Cooper B; Mather A; Roxburgh S; Shen Y; Stangenberg S; Siriwardana A; O'Lone E; Wan S; Neuen B; Tsun Kit Ha J; Kim D; Heath L; Jain A; Phua E; Li Y; Gallagher M; Jardine M; Ritchie A; Razavian M; Foote C; Wyndham R; Sen S; Endre Z; Erlich J; Fernando M; Yong K; Luxton G; Kotwal S; Roger S; Wijeratne V; Packham D; Fraser I; Vandewiele B; Laute M; Lemahieu W; Jamar S, 2023, 'Sparsentan in patients with IgA nephropathy: a prespecified interim analysis from a randomised, double-blind, active-controlled clinical trial', Lancet, 401, pp. 1584 - 1594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00569-X

Craswell A; Massey D; Sriram D; Wallis M; Polkinghorne K; Talaulikar G; Cass A; Gallagher M; Gray N; Kotwal S, 2023, 'A Process Evaluation of the National Implementation of a Bundle for Central Venous Catheter Care for Hemodialysis', Kidney360, 4, pp. E496 - E504, http://dx.doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000000000000076

Kotwal S; Herath S; Erlich J; Boardman S; Qian J; Lawton P; Campbell C; Whatnall A; Teo S; Horvath AR; Endre ZH, 2023, 'Electronic alerts and a care bundle for acute kidney injury - an Australian cohort study', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 38, pp. 610 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfac155

Lazarus B; Polkinghorne K; Gallagher MP; Gray NA; Coggan SE; Talaulikar GS; Kotwal SS, 2023, 'Burden of Haemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Australia: A National Data-Linkage Study', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 34, pp. 535 - 535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20233411s1535a

Lazarus B; Kotwal SS; Gallagher MP; Gray NA; Coggan SE; Talaulikar GS; Polkinghorne K, 2023, 'Hemodialysis Catheter Rewiring vs. Removal and Replacement: Post Hoc Analysis of a National Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 34, pp. 534 - 535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20233411s1534c

Chung A; Jain A; Kang A; Endre Z; Kotwal S, 2023, 'Retrospective Audit of Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Following Review in a Specialist Hypertension Clinic', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. S136 - S137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.034

Jun M; Wick J; Neuen BL; Kotwal SS; Badve S; Chalmers JP; Jardine M; Perkovic V; Gallagher MP; Ronksley PE, 2023, 'The Prevalence of CKD in Australian Primary Care: Analysis of a National General Practice Dataset', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 34, pp. 373 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20233411s1373a

McGree JM; Hockham C; Kotwal S; Wilcox A; Bassi A; Pollock C; Burrell LM; Snelling T; Jha V; Jardine M; Jones M, 2022, 'Controlled evaLuation of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for COVID-19 respIraTorY disease (CLARITY): statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled Bayesian adaptive sample size trial', Trials, 23, pp. 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06167-2

Gallagher MP; Kotwal S, 2022, 'Should Corticosteroids Be Used to Treat Biopsy-Proven Drug-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis?: CON', Kidney360, 3, pp. 1310 - 1313, http://dx.doi.org/10.34067/KID.0007042021

Kotwal S; Perkovic V; Heerspink HJL, 2022, 'Platform Clinical Trials Within Nephrology—Interpreting the Evidence', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 80, pp. 143 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.01.430

Chung EYM; Risi D; Holt JL; Lonergan M; Kotwal S; Yong K; Smyth B; Chen JHC; Wen C, 2022, 'Retrospective study on the epidemiology of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies-associated vasculitis in two Australian health districts', Internal Medicine Journal, 52, pp. 605 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15098

Jardine MJ; Kotwal SS; Bassi A; Hockham C; Jones M; Wilcox A; Pollock C; Burrell LM; McGree J; Rathore V; Jenkins CR; Gupta L; Ritchie A; Bangi A; Dcruz S; McLachlan AJ; Finfer S; Cummins MM; Snelling T; Jha V; Zoungas S, 2022, 'Angiotensin receptor blockers for the treatment of covid-19: pragmatic, adaptive, multicentre, phase 3, randomised controlled trial', BMJ, 379, pp. e072175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072175

Talbot B; Chandra Y; Gallagher M; Kotwal S; Krishnan A; Malani J; Nand J; Ritchie A; Ta'eed A, 2022, 'Global Dialysis Perspective: Fiji', Kidney360, 3, pp. 164 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.34067/KID.0005652021

Shah N; Perkovic V; Kotwal S, 2022, 'Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on the kidney in people with type 2 diabetes and severely increased albuminuria', Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 15, pp. 827 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512433.2022.2108402

Kotwal S; Cass A; Coggan S; Gray NA; Jan S; McDonald S; Polkinghorne KR; Rogers K; Talaulikar G; Di Tanna GL; Gallagher M, 2022, 'Multifaceted intervention to reduce haemodialysis catheter related bloodstream infections: REDUCCTION stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial', BMJ, 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-069634

Catiwa J; Coggan SE; Cass A; Gray NA; Jan S; McDonald SP; Polkinghorne K; Talaulikar GS; Gallagher MP; Kotwal SS, 2022, 'Concordance Between Site Reporting and Clinical Adjudication of Catheter-Related Infectious Events in Australian and New Zealand Kidney Services', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 33, pp. 125 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20223311s1125b

Lazarus B; Bongetti EK; Ling JE; Gallagher MP; Kotwal SS; Polkinghorne K, 2022, 'Multifaceted Interventions to Prevent Haemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Outside the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 33, pp. 124 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20223311s1124b

Lazarus B; Polkinghorne K; Coggan SE; Gray NA; Talaulikar GS; Gallagher MP; Kotwal SS, 2022, 'Tunnelled Central Venous Haemodialysis Catheter Tip Design and Risk of Catheter Dysfunction', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 33, pp. 124 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20223311s1124c

Hockham C; Kotwal S; Wilcox A; Bassi A; McGree J; Pollock C; Burrell LM; Bathla N; Kunigari M; Rathore V; John M; Lin E; Jenkins C; Ritchie A; McLachlan A; Snelling T; Jones M; Jha V; Jardine M, 2021, 'Protocol for the Controlled evaLuation of Angiotensin Receptor blockers for COVID-19 respIraTorY disease (CLARITY): a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 22, pp. 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05521-0

Christiadi D; Erlich J; Levy M; Herath S; Qian J; Boardman S; Campbell C; Kotwal S; Horvath AR; Endre Z, 2021, 'The kinetic estimated glomerular filtration rate ratio predicts acute kidney injury', Nephrology, 26, pp. 782 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13918

Jun M; Harris K; Heerspink HJL; Badve SV; Jardine MJ; Harrap S; Hamet P; Marre M; Poulter N; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Perkovic V; Chalmers J; Woodward M, 2021, 'Variability in estimated glomerular filtration rate and the risk of major clinical outcomes in diabetes: Post hoc analysis from the ADVANCE trial', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 23, pp. 1420 - 1425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.14351

Kotwal S; Perkovic V, 2021, 'Forever starts now: Effects of glucose-lowering therapies on acute kidney injury', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 16, pp. 6 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.18141120

Talbot B; Lin R; Li Q; Jun M; Kotwal S; Sen S; Gallagher M, 2021, 'The Impact of Clinical Presentation on Survival in Patients Requiring Hemodialysis Catheters for Acute and Unplanned Dialysis: A Prospective Observational Study', Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20543581211009986

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